Achievement First Boards of Directors

A talented and experienced group of professionals comprise Achievement First’s Network Support Board of Directors and the school-facing boards in New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Brooklyn and Rhode Island. Our boards’ strong expertise in multiple fields—education, community development, business, law, youth programming and finance—allow them to provide strong governance and oversight of our schools.

Achievement First Network Support Board
Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Board
Achievement First Brooklyn Board
Achievement First Hartford Academy Board
Achievement First Rhode Island Board
Amistad Academy Board
Elm City College Preparatory Board

 

 

 

Achievement First Network Support Board

• Officers

  • Andrew Boas, Chair
    General Partner, Carl Marks Management Co., LP
    Westport, CT
  • Tony Davis, Treasurer
    Founder and Managing Partner, Inherent Group, LLC
    New York, NY

• Directors

  • K. Percy Ballah
    Pastor, Impact Center PVD
    Providence, RI
  • Greg Belinfanti
    Senior Managing Director, One Equity Partners
    Brooklyn, NY
  • William R. Berkley
    Chairman and CEO, W.R. Berkley Corporation
    Greenwich, CT
  • William Buck
    Treasurer, The Peter & Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation
    New York, NY
  • Thomas Lehrman
    Managing Partner, Haystack Partners
    New York, NY
  • John Motley
    Founder and CEO, Motley Consulting
    New Haven, CT
  • Valerie Rockefeller
    Chair, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
    New York, NY
  • Griselda Rodriguez-Solomon
    Professor, City University of New York (CUNY)
    Brooklyn, NY
  • Ariela Rozman
    Co-Founder, EdNavigator
    Brooklyn, NY
  • Anthony C. Thompson
    Professor of Clinical Law, NYU School of Law
    New York, NY

Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Board

Achievement First Brooklyn Board

• Board Trustees

  • Romy Coquillette, Chair
  • Alison Richardson, Vice Chair
  • Jonathan Atkeson, Treasurer
  • Andy Hubbard, Secretary
  • Justin Cohen
  • Theresa Hayes
  • Judith Jenkins
  • Christopher Lynch
  • William Robalino
  • Amy Arthur Samuels
  • Warren Young
  • Kevin Miquelon
  • Rhonda Barros
  • Desiree Dalton
  • Tamika Bradley
  • Anup Menon
  • Akeem Frett
  • Josh Vidro

• 2021-22 AF Brooklyn Board Meeting Schedule can be found here.

  • Monday, August 2, 2021, 1:00 pm / Zoom meeting
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Thursday, September 30, 2021, 6:00 pm / Zoom meeting
    agenda | agenda | recording
  • The next meeting will be held on Thursday, November 18, 2021, 6:00 pm / Zoom meeting
    agenda | minutes| recording

  • Archive Agendas and Minutes

    • Download all 2020-21 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.

 

• Committee Meetings

  • Real Estate Committee meets on Zoom / see schedule here
    • The next Real Estate Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, October 28 at 1:45 pm:
      agenda | minutes | recording
  • Finance Committee meets on Zoom / see schedule here
    • Monday, September 27th at 1:00 pm
      agenda | this meeting did not have quorum
  • Academic Committee meets on Zoom / see schedule here
    • Thursday, September 2nd at 10:00 am:
      agenda | minutes| recording
    • The next Academic Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, November 4th at 9:00 am
      agenda | minutes | recording

Achievement First Hartford Academy Board

• Officers

  • Patsy Mundy, Chair
  • Erwin Hurst, Sr., Vice Chair
  • Bildade Augustin, Treasurer
  • Ja Hannah, Secretary

• Directors

  • David Dee
  • Lisa Tanen-LaFontaine
  • Alice Turner
  • Celina Whitmore
  • Jessica Glover

• 2021-22 AF Hartford Academy Board Meeting Schedule can be found here

  • Monday, September 13, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • The next meeting will be held on Monday, November 1, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting
    agenda | minutes| recording

• Achievement First Hartford Academy Joint High School Committee Meeting Schedule can be found here

  • Monday, September 13, 2021, 4:30 pm / Zoom meeting
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 5:00 pm / Zoom meeting
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • The next meeting will be held on Monday, November 1, 2021, 4:30 pm / Zoom meeting
    agenda | minutes| recording
• Committee Meetings
• Finance Committee meets on Zoom / see schedule here
• AF Hartford Academy Personnel CommitteeTuesday, October 12, 2021, 9:00 am / Zoom meeting
  agenda | minutes | recording

Achievement First Rhode Island Board

• Officers

  • Mayor Jorge Elorza, Chair
  • Ben Smith, Treasurer
  • Reshma Singh, Secretary

• Directors

  • Maryellen Butke
  • Susan Curtis
  • John Igliozzi
  • Mayor Charles Lombardi
  • Macky McCleary
  • James Wiley

• 2021-22 AF Rhode Island Board Meeting Schedule can be found here

  • The next meeting will be held on Monday, October 18, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting
    agenda  | minutes | recording

• Archive Agendas and Minutes

  • Download all 2019-20 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2019-20 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2018-19 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2017-18 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2016-17 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2015-16 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2014-15 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2013-14 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.

•  Committee Meetings

• Budget

  • Download the 2019-20 budget here.

Amistad Academy Board

• Officers

  • Carolyn Greenspan, Chair
  • Patricia B. Sweet, Treasurer
  • Lorraine Gibbons, Secretary

• Directors

  • Jane Levin
  • Jennifer Alexander
  • Ethan Tyminski
  • Tyra Smallwood
  • Shannelle Whyte
  • Yashira Agosto

• 2021-22 Amistad Academy Board Meeting Schedule can be found here

  • Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting
    agenda | minutes| recording

• 2021-22 Amistad Academy Finance Committee Meeting Schedule can be found here.

  Monday, September 20, 2021, 1:00 pm / Zoom meeting
  agenda | minutes | recording

• Amistad Academy Joint High School Committee Meeting Schedule can be found here

  • Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 4:00 pm / Zoom meeting
    agenda | minutes | recording

• Additional Committee Meetings

  Amistad Academy Joint High School Committee, Personnel Sub-Committee,
  Monday, September 20, 2021 at 4:00 pm / Zoom meeting
  agenda | minutes| recording

  Amistad Personnel Committee
  Friday, October 15, 2021 at 1030 am/ Zoom meeting
  agenda | minutes| recording

• Archive Agendas and Minutes

  • Download all 2020-21 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2019-20 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2018-19 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2017-18 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2016-17 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2015-16 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2014-15 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2013-14 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2012-13 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.

• Note

  • Under Connecticut state law, charter schools must post their yearly schedule of board meetings, as well as the agenda and minutes of each meeting

Elm City College Preparatory Board

• Officers

  • Dick Ferguson, Chair
  • Julia Halberstam, Vice Chair
  • Laura Saverin, Treasurer
  • Stephanie Ma, Secretary

• Directors

  • Patric Gregory
  • Prish Pierce
  • LaVonta Bryant
  • Tina Wright
  • Katie Hagen

• 2021-22 Elm City College Preparatory Board Meeting Schedule can be found here

  • Monday, August 2, 2021, 1:00 pm / Zoom meeting
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting
    agenda | minutes | recording
  • The next meeting will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2021, 5:30 pm / Zoom meeting
    agenda | minutes| recording

• Committee Meetings
• The next Finance Committee meeting will be held on September 24, 2021, 1:00 pm / Zoom meeting
  agenda | minutes | recording

• Archive Agendas and Minutes

  • Download all 2020-21 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2019-20 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2018-19 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2017-18 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2016-17 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2015-16 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2014-15 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2013-14 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.
  • Download all 2012-13 school year meeting agendas and minutes here.

• Note

  • Under Connecticut state law, charter schools must post their yearly schedule of board meetings, as well as the agenda and minutes of each meeting.